Schedules with Multiple Blocks

In Schedules and Schedule Blocks and Schedules Using Sunrise and Sunset, we have seen that a single schedule block provides quite a bit of flexibility. Its start and end times can dynamically adjust to follow sunrise and sunset times, and the DUTY CYCLE feature can create patterns of alternating on/off cycles.

As mentioned before, a single schedule can be made of up to 10 schedule blocks. Here's what you need to know about using multiple blocks:

Ordering of Blocks

Within a schedule, it does not matter which block is positioned at the top of the list and which is at the bottom. The order does not mean one block is prioritized over another.

Block Independence

Within a single schedule, each block can have entirely different commands from each other. For example, the first block could have its START TIME and END TIME set as fixed times on the clock, with no duty cycle, and the second block could reference sunrise and sunset for either or both of its START TIME and END TIME and use a DUTY CYCLE.

Overlapping Blocks

When two schedule blocks have recording periods that overlap, the Song Meter Micro 2 treats the overlapping recording periods as a single, combined recording period.

For example, if block 1 includes a recording period from 13:45 to 14:15, and block 2 includes a recording period from 14:00 to 15:00, the Song Meter Micro 2 will treat the time from 13:45 to 15:00 as one single recording period, only broken up according to the Maximum Recording Length setting.

This is true regardless of whether each block is set to reference fixed times on the clock or sunrise/sunset. This is also true whether each recording period is a single, continuous schedule block or one recording period out of a longer, cyclical schedule block.